SettingsHistorians of economic thought
A.W. (Bob) Coats
Alfred William Bob Coats (September 3, 1924, Southall, West London, England - April 9, 2007, Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England) was a British economist, economic historian and historian of econo...
Alfred William Bob Coats (September 3, 1924, Southall, West London, England - April 9, 2007, Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England) was a British economist, economic historian and historian of econo...
Adolph Lowe
Adolph Lowe born Adolf Löwe (4 March 1893 – 3 June 1995) was a German sociologist and economist.
Adolph Lowe born Adolf Löwe (4 March 1893 – 3 June 1995) was a German sociologist and economist.
Austin Robinson
Professor E. Austin G. Robinson (20 November 1897 - 1 June 1993, Cambridge, England) was a University of Cambridge economist.
Professor E. Austin G. Robinson (20 November 1897 - 1 June 1993, Cambridge, England) was a University of Cambridge economist.
Bert Mosselmans
Bert Mosselmans (born 1969) is an associate professor of economics and philosophy at Roosevelt Academy, Middelburg, the Netherlands and Dean of Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium.
Bert Mosselmans (born 1969) is an associate professor of economics and philosophy at Roosevelt Academy, Middelburg, the Netherlands and Dean of Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium.
Bruce Caldwell (economic historian)
Bruce J. Caldwell is a historian of economics, Research Professor of Economics at Duke University, and Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy.
Bruce J. Caldwell is a historian of economics, Research Professor of Economics at Duke University, and Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy.
Charles Gide
Charles Gide (1847, Uzès, Gard – 1932) was a leading French economist and historian of economic thought.
Charles Gide (1847, Uzès, Gard – 1932) was a leading French economist and historian of economic thought.
David Prychitko
David L. Prychitko (Born June 22, 1962) is an American economist of the Austrian School.
David L. Prychitko (Born June 22, 1962) is an American economist of the Austrian School.
Denis Patrick O'Brien
Denis Patrick O'Brien (born 1939, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England) is an English economist who has worked in industrial economics and the history of economic thought.
Denis Patrick O'Brien (born 1939, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England) is an English economist who has worked in industrial economics and the history of economic thought.
Donald Markwell
Professor Donald John 'Don' Markwell (born April 19, 1959) is an Australian social scientist and college president.
Professor Donald John 'Don' Markwell (born April 19, 1959) is an Australian social scientist and college president.
E. Roy Weintraub
E. Roy Weintraub is an American mathematician, economist, and, since 1976, professor of economics at Duke University.
E. Roy Weintraub is an American mathematician, economist, and, since 1976, professor of economics at Duke University.
Edwin Cannan
Edwin Cannan (1861– 8 April 1935) was a British economist and historian of economic thought.
Edwin Cannan (1861– 8 April 1935) was a British economist and historian of economic thought.
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman (1861-1939), was an American economist who spent his entire academic career at Columbia University in New York City.
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman (1861-1939), was an American economist who spent his entire academic career at Columbia University in New York City.
Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden
Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden CB KCMG (December 1, 1907 – March 30, 2005) was an academic economist, public servant and banker.
Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden CB KCMG (December 1, 1907 – March 30, 2005) was an academic economist, public servant and banker.
Frank Knight
Frank Hyneman Knight was an American economist who spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, where he became one of the founders of the Chicago school.
Frank Hyneman Knight was an American economist who spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, where he became one of the founders of the Chicago school.
Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich August Hayek CH, born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek, was an economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism.
Friedrich August Hayek CH, born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek, was an economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism.
G. L. S. Shackle
George Lennox Sharman Shackle was an English economist.
George Lennox Sharman Shackle was an English economist.
George Ferdinand Shaw
George Ferdinand Shaw (Dr. George Ferdinand Shaw LL.D. FTCD) (1821–1899, Dublin) was an Irish journalist and Professor of Greek.
George Ferdinand Shaw (Dr. George Ferdinand Shaw LL.D. FTCD) (1821–1899, Dublin) was an Irish journalist and Professor of Greek.
George Stigler
George Joseph Stigler was a U.S. economist.
George Joseph Stigler was a U.S. economist.
George W. Grantham
George W. Grantham is an American economist and historian of economic thought.
George W. Grantham is an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Gerald Shove
Gerald Frank Shove (November 1887 – August 1947) was a British economist.
Gerald Frank Shove (November 1887 – August 1947) was a British economist.
Guy Routh
Guy Routh (1916–1993) was an economist whose academic career was spent largely at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
Guy Routh (1916–1993) was an economist whose academic career was spent largely at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
Isaak Illich Rubin
Isaak Illich Rubin (Исаа́к Ильи́ч Ру́бин; * 1886, † 1937 executed) was a Russian economist and is considered to be the most important theorist of his time on the field of Marx's theory of value.
Isaak Illich Rubin (Исаа́к Ильи́ч Ру́бин; * 1886, † 1937 executed) was a Russian economist and is considered to be the most important theorist of his time on the field of Marx's theory of value.
Israel Kirzner
Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School.
Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School.
István Hont
István Hont (born 15 April 1947) is a Hungarian-born historian of economics and political thought, University Lecturer in the History of Political Thought at the University of Cambridge.
István Hont (born 15 April 1947) is a Hungarian-born historian of economics and political thought, University Lecturer in the History of Political Thought at the University of Cambridge.
Jacob Hollander
Jacob Harry Hollander, B.A., Ph.D. (1871–1940) was an American economist.
Jacob Harry Hollander, B.A., Ph.D. (1871–1940) was an American economist.
Jacob Schmookler
Jacob Schmookler was the first economist successfully to explore statistically the economics of technological innovation at a detailed industry level.
Jacob Schmookler was the first economist successfully to explore statistically the economics of technological innovation at a detailed industry level.
Jacob Viner
Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago School of Economics in the 1930s: he was one o...
Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago School of Economics in the 1930s: he was one o...
James Bonar
James Bonar (September 27, 1852 – 1941) was a British civil servant, economist and historian of economic thought.
James Bonar (September 27, 1852 – 1941) was a British civil servant, economist and historian of economic thought.
Joan Robinson
Joan Violet Robinson FBA was a post-Keynesian economist who was well known for her knowledge of monetary economics and wide-ranging contributions to economic theory.
Joan Violet Robinson FBA was a post-Keynesian economist who was well known for her knowledge of monetary economics and wide-ranging contributions to economic theory.
John Kells Ingram
John Kells Ingram was an economist, Irish patriot and poet.
John Kells Ingram was an economist, Irish patriot and poet.
John R. Commons
John Rogers Commons ( – ) was an American institutional economist and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
John Rogers Commons ( – ) was an American institutional economist and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
John Ramsay McCulloch
John Ramsey McCulloch (1 March 1789, Whithorn, Wigtownshire - 11 November 1864, London), a Scottish economist, author and editor, is widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of econ...
John Ramsey McCulloch (1 March 1789, Whithorn, Wigtownshire - 11 November 1864, London), a Scottish economist, author and editor, is widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of econ...
Joseph J. Spengler
Joseph John Spengler (19 November 1902 - 2 January 1991) was an American economist, statistician, and historian of economic thought.
Joseph John Spengler (19 November 1902 - 2 January 1991) was an American economist, statistician, and historian of economic thought.
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-Hungarian-American economist and political scientist.
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-Hungarian-American economist and political scientist.
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karl Přibram
Karl Přibram (22 December 1877 – 15 July 1973), also known as “Karl Pribram”, was an Austrian-born economist.
Karl Přibram (22 December 1877 – 15 July 1973), also known as “Karl Pribram”, was an Austrian-born economist.
Lars Pålsson Syll
Lars Pålsson Syll is a Swedish economist who is a Professor of Social Studies and Associate professor of Economic History at Malmö University College.
Lars Pålsson Syll is a Swedish economist who is a Professor of Social Studies and Associate professor of Economic History at Malmö University College.
Leo Rogin
Leo Rogin (1893, Mohilev, Russia - 1947, Berkeley, CA, USA) was an American economist, economic historian and historian of economic thought.
Leo Rogin (1893, Mohilev, Russia - 1947, Berkeley, CA, USA) was an American economist, economic historian and historian of economic thought.
Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins
Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, FBA was a British economist and head of the economics department at the London School of Economics.
Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, FBA was a British economist and head of the economics department at the London School of Economics.
Luigi Cossa
Luigi Cossa (May 27, 1831 – May 10, 1896), Italian economist, was born at Milan.
Luigi Cossa (May 27, 1831 – May 10, 1896), Italian economist, was born at Milan.
Luigi Einaudi
Luigi Einaudi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone OMRI (March 24, 1874 – October 30, 1961) was an Italian politician and economist.
Luigi Einaudi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone OMRI (March 24, 1874 – October 30, 1961) was an Italian politician and economist.
Maffeo Pantaleoni
Maffeo Pantaleoni (Frascati 1857- Milan 1924) was an Italian economist, and a notable proponent of neoclassical economics.
Maffeo Pantaleoni (Frascati 1857- Milan 1924) was an Italian economist, and a notable proponent of neoclassical economics.
Marian Bowley
Marian Bowley (1911–2002) was an economist and historian of economic thought.
Marian Bowley (1911–2002) was an economist and historian of economic thought.
Mark Blaug
Mark Blaug, was a British economist, who has covered a broad range of topics over his long career.
Mark Blaug, was a British economist, who has covered a broad range of topics over his long career.
Martin Bronfenbrenner
Martin Bronfenbrenner (December 2, 1914 in Pittsburgh – June 2, 1997 in Durham, North Carolina) was an internationally renowned economist who published over 250 scholarly papers and five books a...
Martin Bronfenbrenner (December 2, 1914 in Pittsburgh – June 2, 1997 in Durham, North Carolina) was an internationally renowned economist who published over 250 scholarly papers and five books a...
Mary S. Morgan
Mary S. Morgan FBA and FRDAAS,is Professor of the History of Economics in the London School of Economics since 1999, of which she had earlier obtained a BSc in Economics, and her Ph.D.
Mary S. Morgan FBA and FRDAAS,is Professor of the History of Economics in the London School of Economics since 1999, of which she had earlier obtained a BSc in Economics, and her Ph.D.
Maurice Dobb
Maurice Herbert Dobb (July 24, 1900 - August 17, 1976), was a British Marxist economist, and a lecturer 1924-1959 and Reader 1959-1976 at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Ca...
Maurice Herbert Dobb (July 24, 1900 - August 17, 1976), was a British Marxist economist, and a lecturer 1924-1959 and Reader 1959-1976 at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Ca...
Michael Perelman
Michael Perelman is an American economist and economic historian, currently professor of economics at California State University, Chico.
Michael Perelman is an American economist and economic historian, currently professor of economics at California State University, Chico.
Michio Morishima
Michio Morishima was a Japanese economist, mathematician and econometrician, who was a faculty member at the London School of Economics from 1970-88 as the Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics.
Michio Morishima was a Japanese economist, mathematician and econometrician, who was a faculty member at the London School of Economics from 1970-88 as the Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics.
Neil De Marchi
Neil De Marchi is an Australian economist and historian of economic thought.
Neil De Marchi is an Australian economist and historian of economic thought.
Odd Langholm
Odd Langholm (born 8 November 1928) is a Norwegian economist and historian of economic thought.
Odd Langholm (born 8 November 1928) is a Norwegian economist and historian of economic thought.
Peter Kenneth Newman
Peter Kenneth Newman (5 October 1928, Mitcham, Surrey, England - 6 November 2001, Hamilton, New Zealand) was an English economist and historian of economic thought.
Peter Kenneth Newman (5 October 1928, Mitcham, Surrey, England - 6 November 2001, Hamilton, New Zealand) was an English economist and historian of economic thought.
Philip Mirowski
Philip Mirowski is a historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame.
Philip Mirowski is a historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame.
Robert Heilbroner
Robert L. Heilbroner (March 24, 1919 – January 4, 2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Robert L. Heilbroner (March 24, 1919 – January 4, 2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Robert W. Clower
Robert Wayne Clower was an American economist.
Robert Wayne Clower was an American economist.
Roger Backhouse (economist)
Roger E. Backhouse is Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics at the University of Birmingham.
Roger E. Backhouse is Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics at the University of Birmingham.
Ronald Coase
Ronald Harry Coase is a British-born, American-based economist and the Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Chicago Law School.
Ronald Harry Coase is a British-born, American-based economist and the Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Chicago Law School.
Ronald L. Meek
Ronald Lindley ("Ron") Meek (27 July 1917 – 18 August 1978) was a Marxian economist and social scientist known especially for his scholarly studies of classical political economy and the labour ...
Ronald Lindley ("Ron") Meek (27 July 1917 – 18 August 1978) was a Marxian economist and social scientist known especially for his scholarly studies of classical political economy and the labour ...
Samuel Hollander
Samuel Hollander, OC, FRSC (born April 6, 1937) is a British/Canadian/Israeli economist.
Samuel Hollander, OC, FRSC (born April 6, 1937) is a British/Canadian/Israeli economist.
Umberto Meoli
Umberto Meoli (August 26, 1920 – May 17, 2002) was an Italian historian of economics, known as a maverick of the Italian Left who eschewed Marxism in favour of British pragmatism.
Umberto Meoli (August 26, 1920 – May 17, 2002) was an Italian historian of economics, known as a maverick of the Italian Left who eschewed Marxism in favour of British pragmatism.
Warren Samuels
Warren Joseph Samuels was an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Warren Joseph Samuels was an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Werner Stark
Werner Stark was a sociologist and economist, who has made important contributions to the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion and the history of economic thought.
Werner Stark was a sociologist and economist, who has made important contributions to the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion and the history of economic thought.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.